Bizarre Listing Photos

We've seen pets in listing photos before, but the combination of the placement of this pet and the tub in general is quite memorable. Photo via Estately.

We've seen pets in listing photos before, but the combination of the placement of this pet and the tub in general is quite memorable. Photo via Estately.

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Covering a stain? Showing how spacious the room is? We're not sure, but we are sure human-sized clown dolls freak us out. Photo via Estately.

Covering a stain? Showing how spacious the room is? We're not sure, but we are sure human-sized clown dolls freak us out. Photo via Estately.

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HDR photography is generally reserved for luxury homes, or in hopes of making houses look that way. Here though, we wonder why no one thought cleaning up a bit might do more to improve the home's appearance than fancy photography. Photo via WTFRealEstate.com less

HDR photography is generally reserved for luxury homes, or in hopes of making houses look that way. Here though, we wonder why no one thought cleaning up a bit might do more to improve the home's appearance ... more

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A photo for a Virginia horse ranch for sale for $5,999,000. Yet no one thought to take the horses outside before shooting the interior. Photo via Estately.

A photo for a Virginia horse ranch for sale for $5,999,000. Yet no one thought to take the horses outside before shooting the interior. Photo via Estately.

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What? Doesn't everyone have this set up at home? Sweet dreams bedroom for your kid and your Mini Cooper. Photo via WTFRealEstate.com

What? Doesn't everyone have this set up at home? Sweet dreams bedroom for your kid and your Mini Cooper. Photo via WTFRealEstate.com

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This Chino Hills home wasn't complete when it went on the MLS, so the owners commissioned a replica of the home-in-progress...in acid trip colors. Photo via Estately.

This Chino Hills home wasn't complete when it went on the MLS, so the owners commissioned a replica of the home-in-progress...in acid trip colors. Photo via Estately.

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This Studio City home once belonged to comedian Dennis Miller. Was this sauna/bathroom one of his better jokes? Photo via Estately.

This Studio City home once belonged to comedian Dennis Miller. Was this sauna/bathroom one of his better jokes? Photo via Estately.

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The one doll on the ground was bad enough. This one is going to give us bad dreams. Photo via the Houston Press blog.

The one doll on the ground was bad enough. This one is going to give us bad dreams. Photo via the Houston Press blog.

Not technically a home for sale photo, it is a photo of an unusual sign advertising one. Photo via Hooked on Houses.

Not technically a home for sale photo, it is a photo of an unusual sign advertising one. Photo via Hooked on Houses.

Photo: http://hookedonhouses.net/bad-mls-photos/

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Um, who died? Perhaps clean blood off the floor before snapping that picture? Photo via WTFRealEstate.com

Um, who died? Perhaps clean blood off the floor before snapping that picture? Photo via WTFRealEstate.com

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In the world of real estate photos, weirdness is well known. Despite a mountain of evidence proving the connection between good photography of homes for sale, enough awful, funny, or plain strange pictures make their way into public view to spawn many a blog post– not to mention keep alive myriad websites dedicated to that content alone. These are a few of our favorites, some taken from Estately’s recent “13 Baffling Real Estate Photos” and some we found, and became fascinated by, on our own.

Enjoy!

Anna Marie Erwert writes from both the renter and new buyer perspective, having (finally) achieved both statuses. She focuses on national real estate trends, specializing in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest, and writes for SFGate and CurbedSF. Follow Anna on Twitter: @AnnaMarieErwert